Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 89 Gaunter O'Dimm's "Philosophy"

"If you need a competent guide, then I can recommend myself." A voice suddenly came from the bow, interrupting the conversation between the boy and the woman.

The voice came from Gaunter O'Dimm, who was almost always ignored.

Milva hardly remembered that a bald middle-aged man had also boarded the ship, but when the other party started talking, the female archer immediately and as a matter of course accepted the existence of this person, ignoring all unreasonable signs in the process.

"Are you familiar with the South?" Milva asked.

"Of course. Business is bound to involve traveling far and wide. I've been to more places than you've ever heard of."

The devil is the most outstanding disguiser. At this moment, everything from his tone of voice to his body movements is intertwined with shrewdness, cunningness and exaggeration; it also happens to be the most common stereotype of small businessmen - the female archer was inevitably deceived.

But the author was not deceived.

"So how do you think we should go, Mr. businessman who travels all over the world? Like Milva suggested, find a ship heading south and go directly to the City of Golden Tower?"

"That is certainly the quickest way, but I don't recommend it." Master Mirror disagreed with this suggestion. "I've been on a ship a few times and it was terrible. I was confined to a small space and had to face the same group of people for several days or even more than ten days, and I had already figured them out on the first day... Going by sea is not only less fun, but also means losing a lot of business opportunities."

"So your suggestion is to go by land?" Lin You was indifferent, as if he had no definite opinion. "How should we go? Is it easy to go?"

"There are many routes to choose from. If you want to save time and effort, you can go south over the Amer Mountains and take a boat again when you reach Nasser. The Yelena River has several tributaries running north and south. We can sail during the day, go ashore at night and stay at warehouses and fishing villages, and then go down to Metina. When we get there, it's a plain. We can ride a horse or drive a car. It's a smooth journey..."

Lin You smiled and said, "From your tone, it seems that you are treating this trip as an exciting trip! Don't forget, I am carrying a mission for those ladies."

"Quests and play, are there any irreconcilable contradictions between the two?" Master Mirror asked with a smile, "It will take some time for the gears of fate to turn, and we have enough free time... Speaking of which, isn't going to the Golden Tower City getting further and further away from your mission goal?"

"The distance in space is not a problem. Although the gears of fate are turning in the north, the driving force that pushes the gears comes from the south, from the City of Golden Tower." The writer's wording was straightforward. Milva didn't understand, but the devil who knew the cause and effect of the matter understood it.

Gunter's eyes suddenly lit up, staring straight at the boy, and said, "I seem to see unbridled madness in your eyes."

When Lin You heard the other party use the word "crazy" to describe himself, he couldn't help laughing; is there anything crazier than the devil in this world?
"What exactly do you want to do?" Gaunt asked anxiously; for a demon who could not find the value of life and just wanted to have fun to kill the long and boring time, fighting against and destroying fate was the most worthwhile fun to watch at the moment.

Otherwise, He would not have abandoned His own "business" and followed this ship.

"I once got the inspiration that if I want to destroy the predetermined fate, the best way is to kill the bearer of fate." The author was talking about his experience of attempting to kill the two protagonists when he was in the mummy world.

After getting the answer, Master Mirror's eyes were dull, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "Is it that simple? Isn't it too...too rough, and too monotonous?"

The devil's face actually showed a trace of contempt. "What do you mean by 'monotonous'?" The writer was puzzled and a little indignant.

If you say that this method is too inefficient, too presumptuous, or even that he overestimates his own abilities and is too ignorant of the immensity of the world, Lin You can understand.

But what do you mean by "too monotonous and boring"? Are you going to see a play or ordering food in a restaurant?

"Isn't it?" Gaunt said confidently, "This is a battle of fate. It should be a grand performance, an epic poem that will be passed down through the ages. How can it be so simple and crude to kick such a crucial character like the Emperor of Nilfgaard off the stage of fate?"

Fuck, this bastard really treats this as a show!

Lin You rolled his eyes at him without disguising, "I always thought that Mr. Odimu was a businessman who valued contracts, pursued interest income, and had a bit of a gambling hobby; but I didn't expect that you are also an art connoisseur."

"You must have misunderstood me. The things like signing contracts to collect interest and playing gambling are just superficial phenomena, means rather than ends." The devil said smugly, "I just use these means to appreciate the struggle of human nature, the fight against fate, the cry of despair, and of course the fall of the soul at the climax. That is the most touching performance in the world."

"In the final analysis, do you think my plan is not dramatic enough?" Lin You asked with a smile.

"What is lacking is not only drama, but also philosophy." The Mirror Master transformed from a businessman into an artist, and perhaps also a philosopher. "A good drama should allow people to see the philosophy of life through appearances; not just drama, but any art form should be like this."

This remark was met with a complaint from the boy: "You are not even a human being, yet you are telling me the philosophy of life."

The demon roaming the human world looked solemn and defended himself in an extremely serious tone: "Please believe me, after a long life journey until today, I can say with confidence: I understand human nature and the human race better than any other human being."

"Hehe..." The writer sneered twice, turned around and asked the female archer at the helm: "What do you think of the argument between me and Him, ma'am?"

Milva was already dumbfounded by what she heard, so how could she have any opinion?

At first, he talked about destroying fate and killing the bearer of fate. It was confusing and hard to understand. The female hunter had encountered religious charlatans and superstitious leaders before, so she just ignored the crazy talk that she didn't understand.

But when the words “Emperor of Nilfgaard” suddenly popped up afterwards, it was impossible to remain indifferent. As for the subsequent words “You are not even a human being” and “a long life journey”, the more I heard, the more frightened I became.

The female archer vaguely realized why Ms. Esna reminded her when she ordered her to follow the boy and leave: "No matter what the boy does, whatever he needs or asks you to do, you must do your best. This is what I ask of you - an order."

　Second update
　　Maybe tonight, but a little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)